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From June 1-July 27, OCLS locations will offer fun, educational and free activities and events during Summer at Your Library with Orange County Library System. And it wouldn’t be Summer without a Summer Reading Challenge: kids who register for the challenge and track 600 minutes of reading time either in the Beanstack app or with a paper tracker can enter to win prizes. Find event details, reading challenge registration, book lists and important links at ocls.org/summer.

Melrose Pop Festival

Beat the heat with the free, indoor Melrose Pop Festival at Orlando Public Library on June 21-22. Day one features performances by Homeboy Sandman and E-Turn starting at 3:30 p.m. Music begins at 1:30 p.m. on day two with B. Howard, Kristen Warren, Chris LeBrane’s Campaign, Leo Aether and Jessica Delacruz.

This Pride Month, OCLS amplifies voices and recognizes the vast contributions courageous people of the LGBTQIA+ community have made all over the world since the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and beyond. Envelop yourself in a celebration of culture with events, programs and book clubs for ages 18 and up. Don’t miss Orlando Gay Chorus Performs! at Orlando Public Library on Sunday, June 29 at 3 p.m. For more information, visit ocls.info/pride.

Juneteenth

Juneteenth honors the historic day in 1865 that enslaved people living in Galveston, Texas learned they had been emancipated. Juneteenth has been observed by African American communities since 1866 and officially became a federal holiday in 2021. OCLS will host Grammy-nominated artist Fyütch for special Juneteenth-inspired concerts celebrating community and Black history and culture at Hiawassee, North Orange, Chickasaw, South Trail and Eatonville branches. For more information, visit ocls.org/Juneteenth.